The 2004 Carolina Panthers season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coach John Fox. It was also the team's 8th season at Bank of America Stadium. They failed to improve upon their record in 2003, a year when they finished the regular season 11–5 and ultimately fell 29–32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII to the New England Patriots and they finished 7–9. Their collapse to a 1–7 record start was because of key injuries to their starters including wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. through the first eight games. Despite their late-season rally, they failed to make the playoffs. They would suffer another collapse in 2016 to a 6–10 record that year after appearing in Super Bowl 50 the previous season.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Roster
Schedule
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Green Bay Packers L 14–24 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap 2 September 19 at Kansas City Chiefs W 28–17 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 3 Bye 4 October 3 Atlanta Falcons L 10–27 1–2 Bank of America Stadium Recap 5 October 10 at Denver Broncos L 17–20 1–3 Invesco Field at Mile High Recap 6 October 17 at Philadelphia Eagles L 8–30 1–4 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 7 October 24 San Diego Chargers L 6–17 1–5 Bank of America StadiumRecap 8 October 31 at Seattle Seahawks L 17–23 1–6 Qwest Field Recap 9 November 7 Oakland Raiders L 24–27 1–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap 10 November 14 at San Francisco 49ers W 37–27 2–7 Monster ParkRecap 11 November 21 Arizona Cardinals W 35–10 3–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–14 4–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap 13 December 5 at New Orleans Saints W 32–21 5–7 Louisiana Superdome Recap 14 December 12 St. Louis Rams W 20–7 6–7 Bank of America Stadium Recap 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 6–8 Georgia Dome Recap 16 December 26 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 37–20 7–8 Raymond James Stadium Recap 17 January 2 New Orleans Saints L 18–21 7–9 Bank of America Stadium Recap
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